a8df8ff2b14062db95f54dacf20b7e3f
Connect with us

News

Render Selfless, Sacrificial, Dedicated Service – Governor Sule Asks LG Chairmen, Political Appointees

Published

on

The Governors of Nasarawa State, Abdulahi Sule
Spread the love

The Governors of Nasarawa State, Abdulahi Sule, has called on the local government chairmen, political appointees and all other public figures in the state to render meaningful, loyal, selfless, sacrificial and dedicated service in order to take the state to the desired height.

Speaking when local government chairmen in the state under the umbrella of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON paid him a Sallah homage, Governor Sule called on them to work towards the yearnings and aspirations of the citizenry and inline with state government agenda and programmes.

Sule said under no guise should workers and pensioners should not be paid their salaries and pensions.

“Those who work for us should be paid their salary as at when due. Those who have retired had also worked for us and they deserve a better life, hence the need to pay their pension,” he said.

ALSO READ  House of representatives Spokesperson Hon. Benjamin Kalu Bags Humanitarian Service Award

The ALGON Chairman, Nasarawa State Chapter and Chairman, Lafia Local Government Area, Hon. Aminu Muazu Maifata who led his colleagues to the governor said effort is being made to ensure timely payment of salaries and pensions to workers and pensioners in the state.

Governor Sule however, denied claims by some quarters that he is planning to dissolve the leadership of the local government areas.

According to Sule, “I don’t know the source of such information but definitely it is not form me.” He said they are all expected to carry out their duty properly because if they are doing very well such information may not arise.

He appreciated their efforts toward the peace in their respective local government areas but appealed to them, to double their efforts.

ALSO READ  Benjamin Kalu emerges spokesperson of Abia APC caucus

Earlier while addressing the delegation of some public figures led by the state deputy governor, Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, Sule said as exemplified in the Holy Book, the need for loyalty, sacrificial service cannot be over-emphasized as God expects every leader to be loyal both in the secret and in the open.

Similarly, the Deputy Governor, Akabe who promised total loyalty in his service, also appealed to everyone to render sacrificial service.
“Sacrifice is not only in the killing of rams and other animals but also in services. Put others first. 100% loyalty,” he said.

Governor Sule also had interaction with various groups and associations including the less privileged and physically challenged groups and promised to do his best to uplift their standard of living.

ALSO READ  Community Leader In Kogi Urges Govt. To Tackle Youth Restiveness

He thereby called on all citizens and residents in the state to embrace peace, harmony and tolerance as it will be difficult to achieve meaningful progress in the atmosphere of instability.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

News

Organ Trafficking: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Sentenced To Various Prison Terms

Published

on

By

Spread the love

The duo of Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta has been senenced to various jail terms for bringing a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney.

A judge at The Central Criminal Court, [ Old Bailey], announced the sentence friday.

At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta received a 10-year prison term.

The sentencing follows their conviction in March for organ trafficking, The Ekweremadus’sick daughter, Sonia was cleared of any wrongdoing.

1rem;">The three were found guilty after arranging or facilitating a young Nigerian man’s travel into the United Kingdom in a bid to obtain his kidney on behalf of Sonia.
ALSO READ  Update on court Marshal: Court Strikes Out Otiki’s Objections For Lack Of Merits

The jury said Ekweremadu, his wife and their doctor criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney.

The conviction is the first under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015.

The sentencing comes after pleas from multiple prominent personalities and institutions, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

ALSO READ  Community Leader In Kogi Urges Govt. To Tackle Youth Restiveness

Other petitioners included both chambers of the National Assembly, the Chairman/CEO, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Erewa Dabiri, and the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC).

The charges were preferred on the Ekweremadus on June 23, 2022, when their arrest was announced. Obeta was later arraigned on July 13, 2022. While his wife was granted bail, the senator was refused.

After months of a pre-trial, the trial commenced on January 31, 2023 and lasted about six weeks, culminating in a guilty verdict against Ekweremadu, Beatrice, and Obeta.

Continue Reading

News

Reps Seek UK Government Clemency for Ekweremadu

Published

on

Tension in Debt Management Office as DG allegedly schemes for third
Spread the love

The House of Representatives  has write to the government of the United Kingdom seeking mercy in sentencing the embattled Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice.

This is contained in a resolution reached following a motion moved by Toby Okechukwu, a lawmaker from Enugu State.

A UK court found the duo guilty of conspiracy of organ harvesting of another Nigerian. The Ekweremadu couple will be sentenced in the coming days.

Moving the motion, Okechukwu said diplomatic intervention in this kind of case is normal.

ALSO READ  Reps Spokesperson Felicitates with Senator Orji Kalu on Nullification of Judgment

“It is a common practice in international relations for nations, including the UK, to seek relief for their citizens involved in situations such as that of the Ekweremadus,” he said.

Speaking on the motion, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House, said intervention by the House is not a justification for the charges against the Ekweremadus. He urged the UK government to consider Ekweremadu’s years of public service.

Consequently, the House resolved to urge the UK government and the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing Ekweremadu, his wife and the doctor.

ALSO READ  House of representatives Spokesperson Hon. Benjamin Kalu Bags Humanitarian Service Award

Also, they urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to take all diplomatic steps and other necessary interventions regarding the travails of the Ekweremadu family.

Author Profile

Abdulrahman Obaje
Abdulrahman Obaje
Prince Abdulrahman Obaje is a Media and ICT Consultant, Journalist, online marketer, social media strategist, Mathematician and Computer Scientist based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is the Founder and the Publisher of The Informavores!. You can reach me on +234 805 939 5252 or send i-witness report directly to me on news@informavores.com.ng.
Continue Reading

News

HYPPDEC Donates Food Stuff, Clothing to Locals in Kogi to Tackle Cashless Policy Effect

Published

on

Spread the love

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja

The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPDEC), on Tuesday, donated 400 bags of rice, 250 gallons of vegetable oil and some packaged women rappers to ten Local Government Areas in Kogi State under the agency to cushion the effect associated with the new cashless policy.

Making the presentation to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State at the Lugard House, Lokoja on Tuesday, a Board Member of HYPPDEC, Alhaji Isah Ozi Salami, said that the gesture is part of the agency’s intervention in times of natural disaster or any hardship situation on citizens.

ALSO READ  Gov Lalong Charges Judges To Be Firm On Kidnapping, Rape Cases

Salami expressed the commitment of HYPPDEC in tackling the prevailing economic hardship on Nigerians as a result of the Cashless Policy.

“We owe it as a duty to take adquate care of the people in the 10 Local Government Areas belonging to HYPPDEC communities in Kogi

“Our concern under the present economic hardship is to alleviate the sufferings of the people within HYPPDEC communities in Kogi” Ozi Salami told Governor Bello.

He commended Governor Yahaya Bello for the provision of logistic supports that have facilitated smooth operation of the agency in Kogi.

He also told the Governor that HYPPDEC will soon begin the construction of 50 housing units in Kogi for resettlement of last year’s flood victims in riverine communities.

ALSO READ  Reps Spokesperson Felicitates with Senator Orji Kalu on Nullification of Judgment

“I appreciate Governor Bello’s magnanimity in providing land for the housing project. The Governor is expected to perform the foundation laying ceremony of the project” Ozi Salami disclosed.

The Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, Jamiu Asuku who received the food stuff on behalf of his boss, hinted that Kogi will key into HYPPDEC’s intervention initiative in the areas of provision of food and security of lives and property for citizens.

Governor Yahaya Bello appealed to HYPPDEC to focus more on Ibaji Local Government Area in its intervention programme as a result of the bad terrain of the area.

Continue Reading

Recent Posts

Copyright © 2021 Informavores Nigeria Communication Enterprises | Powered by ObajeSoft Inc